Ruston, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ruston, LA Summary

Crime in Ruston research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ruston over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ruston:

  • There were 1,033 total crimes committed in Ruston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,604.4 total crimes per 100K people in Ruston.
  • The overall crime rate in Ruston is 98.11% above the national average.
  • Ruston ranks #86 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Ruston ranks #9,266 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Ruston Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ruston is 4,604.4 per 100,000 people. That's 98.11% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 30.67% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ruston
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,033 4,604.4 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 3 13.4 15.8 6.3
Robbery 18 80.2 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 141 628.5 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 180 802.3 639.4 369.8
Burglary 130 579.5 510.1 269.8
Larceny 693 3,088.9 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 30 133.7 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 853 3,802.1 2,884.4 1,954.4

Ruston Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Louisiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Ruston

180
Violent Crimes
802.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
116.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 180 violent crimes in Ruston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ruston is 802.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ruston each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 116.96% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 25.47% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ruston

853
Property Crimes
3,802.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
94.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 853 property crimes in Ruston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ruston is 3,802.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ruston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 94.54% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.82% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ruston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Monroe, LA 46,908 4,437 9,458.9 6,721.7 2,737.3
El Dorado, AR 17,037 836 4,907.0 3,175.4 1,731.5
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
West Monroe, LA 12,680 1,037 8,178.2 6,459.0 1,719.2
Minden, LA 11,711 447 3,816.9 2,826.4 990.5
Bastrop, LA 9,291 537 5,779.8 4,585.1 1,194.7

Ruston SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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